urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-7937dac3-c86c-4b55-b116-9afb32a4d7a3IBM Asset and Facilities Management Blog - Tags - healthcare IBM Asset and Facilities Management Blog42013-11-04T04:03:11-05:00IBM Connections - Blogsurn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-5e99347d-b2ad-4ef3-931f-a975aec5edfcSmarter Healthcare Discussion with Dan Matlis from Axendia at Pulse 2012Mary Gorczynskimaryg@us.ibm.com1100006B54active1f062ee8-a76e-4e2b-9554-819673462f3bComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikes2012-03-08T01:59:21-05:002012-03-08T02:08:37-05:00<div>&nbsp;The expo hall stage was the setting for my interview with <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(139, 0, 139);">Daniel Matlis, the President of Axendia</span>, an analyst and consulting firm for Life Sciences and Healthcare.&nbsp; During the interview Dan touched on:</div><div><ul><li>the hottest challenges facing healthcare providers in the current economic times, centered around asset and facilities management</li><li>the increased pressures for managing a sophisticated mix of devices, tools &amp; equipment, systems &amp; technologies and all asset classes</li><li>how there is no shortage of data within healthcare organizations, the key challenge is in the analytics to drive intelligence from that data</li><li>the challenges of locating assets throughout healthcare facilities</li><li>the recent series of articles published by Axendia based on conversations with industry executives on the impact of new FDA regulations on healthcare providers and</li><li>the importance of a smarter physical infrastructure within healthcare organizations</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><p>&nbsp;Take a look at this insightful interview:</p><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<iframe src="http://cdn.livestream.com/embed/ibmsoftware?layout=4&amp;clip=pla_234b812c-49a9-4cef-b861-4f4a487bca9c&amp;height=340&amp;width=560&amp;autoplay=false" style="border:0;outline:0" frameborder="0" height="300" scrolling="no" width="450">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div style=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;font-size: 11px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:560px&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Watch &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://www.livestream.com/?utm_source=lsplayer&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=embed&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=footerlinks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; _djrealurl=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://www.livestream.com/?utm_source=lsplayer&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=embed&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=footerlinks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;live streaming video&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;live streaming video&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; from &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://www.livestream.com/ibmsoftware?utm_source=lsplayer&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=embed&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=footerlinks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; _djrealurl=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://www.livestream.com/ibmsoftware?utm_source=lsplayer&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=embed&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=footerlinks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;Watch ibmsoftware at livestream.com&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;ibmsoftware&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; at livestream.com&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;
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&nbsp;The expo hall stage was the setting for my interview with Daniel Matlis, the President of Axendia , an analyst and consulting firm for Life Sciences and Healthcare.&nbsp; During the interview Dan touched on: the hottest challenges facing healthcare...003444urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-7937dac3-c86c-4b55-b116-9afb32a4d7a3IBM Asset and Facilities Management Blog2013-11-04T04:03:11-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-0f81262a-ce4e-4357-8654-0ce99b11ae5eLife Sciences and Healthcare at Pulse 2012Mary Gorczynskimaryg@us.ibm.com1100006B54active1f062ee8-a76e-4e2b-9554-819673462f3bComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikes2012-02-20T10:23:58-05:002012-02-20T10:23:58-05:00&nbsp;This is a blog posting from <a href="https://www-304.ibm.com/profiles/html/profileView.do?key=181ceb77-5acc-498b-99c3-d464354a2444&amp;lang=en">Eric Luyer, Marketing Manager, Corporate Asset Management IBM Software Group, Tivoli - Industrial Manufacturing, including Life Sciences and Healthcare</a>.&nbsp; <br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>The <a href="http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/pulse/index.html">2012 PULSE Conference</a> is coming up soon now and always when I am thinking of Pulse it relates immediately to feeling the pulse as at a doctor’s visit... Feeling the pulse of how things are going...<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>At this coming conference I see a growing interest from organizations from different industries or markets including Life Sciences and Healthcare providers (Hospitals) interested in IBM solutions. Managing complex assets and managing all requirements linked to compliance and validation is more and more an important topic and people want to create more efficiency and lower cost in their organizations.&nbsp; This year’s conference there will interesting presentations from different companies from the US but also from the UK, Europe: Varying from impact of using the latest Maximo software version, experiences of leveraging Maximo to achieve operational excellence, how companies in life sciences manages compliance effectively with Maximo, but also sessions around optimization of maintenance plans and how best manage asset related risk assessments.<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>Also we see more and more hospitals or other healthcare providers wanted to share their experiences with Maximo to manage their clinical and non-clinical assets as well as their facilities, to improve cost efficiency and compliance to more regulations.&nbsp; At the industry user group session for Life sciences and Healthcare on the Sunday afternoon there will be a panel discussion with 2 major hospital organization as well as business partner that has built large experience in implementing and consulting projects around asset management in a hospital environment. <br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>I want to select two examples from these sessions: The first one is around <font color="#9932cc"><b>Napp Pharmaceuticals</b></font>. This is an UK-based organization that have become a leader in the field of pain control, At the end of 2010, they were ranked 15th largest in the UK pharmaceutical industry based on GP prescription sales (IMS Health data),&nbsp; Napp Pharmaceuticals have recently finalized their upgrade project of <font color="#dc143c"><b>Maximo version 7.5. Key benefits</b></font> – as will be clarified in their presentation – are in short: more visibility of their asset “behavior” across the organization, better compliance, easier reporting that gives more insight and last but not least more flexibility through the capabilities of the software to configure the system to specific needs or processes..<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>Another presentation is around asset performance management: <font color="#8b008b"><b>MaxGrip</b></font> – a Netherlands based business partner - has specialized in developing a toolset to manage risk, associated with possible frequency of failures that might occur over a period of time. The idea is to optimize maintenance and its related activities combined with the use of simulation and scenario planning, root cause analysis and fault tree analysis.&nbsp; Using the toolset and the software that has been developed to fully integrate with Maximo, it helps to get answers on questions like: what are the risk and costs if an activity is being postponed by 6 months, or what minimum workforce is required to perform maintenance on critical items only? &nbsp;<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>I know that there are different solutions available in the market, but this toolset is interesting as Maximo integration is done based on IBM technology and very much embedded in the Maximo way of working processes.<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>The combination of plenary sessions and industry or topic-specific breakout sessions with industry round tables, user group sessions and special interest group assures a great interaction with the various customers using Maximo Asset Management in specific domains as <font color="#dc143c"><b>Life Sciences and Healthcare.</b></font>&nbsp; It will be for sure an interesting event this year and we expect more attendees than last year. Growing interest and that shows that Maximo Asset Management is seen is a value add for many companies or organizations in Life Sciences and Healthcare.<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>Thanks for reading and hope you will enjoy this year's PULSE Conference.&nbsp; Look to the sessions I have mentioned and try to attend the demonstrations in the Expo area.&nbsp; Looking forward to my next blog where I will pick another topic around Asset Management in a manufacturing environment.<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br><br>Eric M. Luyer, Marketing Manager Corporate Asset Management (Industrial/Manufacturing), <br>IBM – Software Group/Tivoli&nbsp;This is a blog posting from Eric Luyer, Marketing Manager, Corporate Asset Management IBM Software Group, Tivoli - Industrial Manufacturing, including Life Sciences and Healthcare .&nbsp; &nbsp; The 2012 PULSE Conference is coming up soon now and always...015856urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-7937dac3-c86c-4b55-b116-9afb32a4d7a3IBM Asset and Facilities Management Blog2013-11-04T04:03:11-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-e1e38c45-789e-478e-8476-297643a42ea9Maximo Asset Management for Healthcare OrganizationsMary Gorczynskimaryg@us.ibm.com1100006B54active1f062ee8-a76e-4e2b-9554-819673462f3bComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikes2011-06-06T12:30:00-04:002011-06-06T12:30:00-04:00<span style="" lang="EN-GB">This is a
blog posting from <b><span style="color: blue;"></span></b></span><a href="https://www-304.ibm.com/profiles/html/profileView.do?key=181ceb77-5acc-498b-99c3-d464354a2444&amp;lang=en">Eric Luyer</a><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"></span></b><b>, Market Manager for
IBM Asset Management,
Manufacturing, Life Sciences &amp; Healthcare.<span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><i><span style="color: blue;"></span></i></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">This time I
am writing a blog about how the Maximo Asset Management solution fits in
Healthcare organizations and in Hospitals. For many years Maximo has been used
in Hospitals to manage the regular maintenance on the facilities and let’s say
the more common day-to-day activities. Due to expanding Maximo’s capabilities
over the years we see an increased interest from healthcare organizations in
the current Maximo offering.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="">&nbsp;</span><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">More and
more hospitals become increasingly reliant on a sophisticated mix of medical
devices, technologies as well as facilities. These include a wide range of
diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic systems as well as Life-Safety equipment on
top of the more complex but regular maintenance activities and the traditional facilities
management requirements in these environments</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The
increasing complexity of indispensable medical technology today has created a
strain on capital investment and operational budgets for healthcare providers
and hospitals. As a result, providers are looking for ways to extend the asset life
by managing these assets more efficiently and effectively. An integrated asset
and service management solution can provide greater control and visibility
across the different types of assets that are available in a hospital
environment today.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">In sophisticated
and modern thinking hospitals (acting “smart and connected”), the line between
different assets classes is becoming more and more blurred. The management of
IT assets and networks has become a critical component to the delivery of solid
healthcare information. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>A holistic
approach is needed to managing all critical medical assets. Such an approach
would include the management of clinical and biomed assets, facilities and engineering
assets, patient records and imaging systems, as well as the health information technology
infrastructures supporting them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Another topic is that more and more hospitals want
improved visibility to their assets, patients and staff. To achieve this,
healthcare organizations will utilize smart heterogeneous sensor environments
that contain a mixture of barcode, passive and active sensor technologies to
get visibility of all their critical assets in the organization in real-time. A</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">sset locating and tracking in
real-time allows you to find an asset at any given point in time, and monitor
its movements. The “locating” of an asset refers to how the system determines
the current position of an asset, depicted approximately or exactly in a number
of possible ways depending on the need.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">For example, in Healthcare there are
a number of pieces of equipment that are expensive but quite portable, such as
defibrillators, electrocardiograms, infusion pumps, and fatal monitors. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">A real-time asset locating system
can be instrumental in quickly pinpointing a specific serialized asset or class
of equipment, in order to ensure its availability when and where it is needed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The “tracking” of an asset refers
to how the system monitors and stores all changes to an asset’s position over
time. The level of granularity required for specific time intervals and
position accuracy will vary depending on user needs and system capability.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">The Maximo solution portfolio supports all of these
new requirements and trends and I did not even speak about the current Maximo
capabilities in the area of really managing the facility, including managing
and optimizing space, connecting with intelligent sensors to make your building
smarter in order to lower energy cost. I did not speak about integrations with
Healthcare-specific management dashboards and reports to comply with requirements
of the Joint Commission, or integration with capabilities of the ECRI Institute
that allow healthcare organizations to </span><span class="A0"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">standardize their data against the
industry-standard device classification system, </span></span><span class="A0"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Health
Devices International Sourcebase </span></span><span class="A0"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">and the </span></span><span class="A0"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Universal
Medical Device Nomenclature System™ (UMDNS™)</span></span><span class="A0"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">, and also enabling them to process
hazard and recall notices directly from the ECRI Institute’s comprehensive
healthcare product safety alerts system.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="A0"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">These are all reasons that many more midsized to large
hospitals are opting for an overall and integrated solution to manage all asset
related information that improves quality and efficiency and benefits the
patient care above all.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;" lang="EN-GB">I do want to point you to an interesting website
called <b><span style="color: blue;"></span></b></span><a href="http://LSP.axendia.com">Life Sciences Panorama</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;" lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="color: blue;"></span></b> that many
times includes interesting articles relevant for this market.</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp; You can
also read more background information in the following white paper:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www-142.ibm.com/software/dre/search/searchlibrary.wss?search_library=true&amp;result_page=true&amp;brand=G105467E43173D79&amp;White+paper=N978957P15289K02&amp;max_records=10&amp;start_record=21&amp;text=Maximo+for+Healthcare&amp;ibm-search=Search&amp;change_type=default&amp;sortby=newest">Using IBM Maximo Asset Management to manage all assets in hospitals and healthcare organizations</a><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: blue;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span style="" lang="EN-GB">and the
latest follow-on white paper on the topics I have touched is titled <b><span style="color: blue;"></span></b></span><a href="http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/tivoli/resource-center/whitepapers/Axendia-Managing-HC-Connected-Assets-WP.pdf">Managing Smarter and Connected Healthcare Infrastructures</a>.&nbsp; <br><br><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;&lt;xml&gt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Thanks for reading and
hope you enjoyed it. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Look forward to my
next blog where I will pick another topic around Asset Management in
Manufacturing, Life Sciences or Healthcare.</span></p><span style=""> <br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Eric Luyer</span><span style="">, Market Manager Asset Management
(Industrial/Manufacturing), IBM - Tivoli</span></p>
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&lt;![endif]-->This is a
blog posting from Eric Luyer , Market Manager for
IBM Asset Management,
Manufacturing, Life Sciences &amp; Healthcare. &nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
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Healthcare...015914urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-7937dac3-c86c-4b55-b116-9afb32a4d7a3IBM Asset and Facilities Management Blog2013-11-04T04:03:11-05:00urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-baac223a-f4bf-42ac-a78e-c78ace960840The art of the possible: Watson + Maximo + RTAL for HealthcareMary Gorczynskimaryg@us.ibm.com1100006B54active1f062ee8-a76e-4e2b-9554-819673462f3bComment Entriesapplication/atom+xml;type=entryLikes2011-02-15T20:23:43-05:002012-07-06T12:58:35-04:00<div>&nbsp;I'm guessing that by now, unless you have been buried under a rock, you have heard about <font color="#228b22"><b>IBM Watson</b></font> appearing on the game show Jeopardy!&nbsp;&nbsp; If not, you need to check out the press release <a href="/jct03001c/press/us/en/pressrelease/33233.wss">here</a>.&nbsp; And to really set the mood you really need to at least view the clip from the PBS NOVA show called <i>"The Smartest Machine on Earth"</i> which aired on February 9th, take a look <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/smartest-machine-on-earth.html">here</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Unlike <font color="#0000ff">IBM's 1997 Deep Blue</font>, that applied rules to raw data to win chess matches, IBM Watson has under taken the complexities of <b>understanding natural language and applied machine learning</b> to the raw data and rules in order to answer questions in 3 seconds.&nbsp; Understanding the variety of meanings of natural language can be daunting if you think about it.....sometimes I wish people could understand what I mean!&nbsp; The IBM Research team has worked to "educate" Watson over the last 4 years to prepare for this task.&nbsp; When you watch how Watson learned from its early mistakes, you can see the possibilities for applying this technology to real world challenges.<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>Four years in the making, so you can understand why there has been a lot of excitement and pride building across IBM for this event!&nbsp; Just as when the Chevy Volt came to IBM, Research Triangle Park (<a href="/blogs/1f062ee8-a76e-4e2b-9554-819673462f3b/entry/maximo_instrumental_on_the_manufacturing_floor_of_the_gm_chevrolet_volt38?lang=en_us">refer here for more information</a>) today we had local news coverage at the IBM RTP site as well.......this time for the <i>"IBM Watson:&nbsp; Jeopardy! Viewing Party"</i> with the local ABC 11 news channel covering the festivities.<br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div></div><div>&nbsp;<br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Analysts, commentators and bloggers everywhere are buzzing about Watson &amp; the possibilities.......especially when it comes to healthcare.&nbsp; Just take a look at what <font color="#b22222"><b>Daniel Matlis, Founder and President of Axendia</b></font> has to say ... <a href="http://axendia.com/blog/2011/02/10/ibms-watson-supercomputer-could-help-doctors-improve-healthcare/">link</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Star Trek might not be too far fetched!&nbsp; When you think about it, healthcare is currently one of the most daunting industries across the world.&nbsp; Forget about the medical data aspect, think about the assets......&nbsp; Dare I say that if we could just find the assets in the hospital &amp; know their maintenance status, we could save millions!&nbsp; In addition to saving money, many times time is of the essence to solving healthcare challenges.&nbsp; For example solving the challenges of quarantining contaminants &amp; infectious diseases.&nbsp; Hospitals always need to be prepared for these challenges by having the historical information of their assets and patients.<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>This is exactly what our clients have told us and why today IBM announced <font color="#0000ff"><b>IBM Real-Time Asset Locator for Healthcare</b></font> <a href="/software/info/assetlocator/healthcare">link</a>.&nbsp; So now what if you linked the monitoring, tracking and management of medical assets, facilities and IT assets capabilities that come from a single platform with <font color="#dc143c"><b>IBM Maximo Asset Managemen</b></font>t, with <font color="#dc143c"><b>IBM Maximo for Life Sciences</b></font>, with <font color="#0000ff"><b>IBM Real-Time Asset Locator for Healthcare</b></font>........with the intelligence of Watson......what are the possibilities there?<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>It would seem that combining the Maximo solutions with Watson's Deep QA technology would hold a lot of promise........the art of the possible.&nbsp; The new release of Real-Time Asset Locator&nbsp; for Healthcare, can already tell you&nbsp; where the nearest defibrillator that has been recently serviced is.&nbsp; Just imagine what RTAL for Healthcare + Maximo + Watson could tell you!&nbsp; What complex healthcare algorithms spark your imagination?<br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>Some days when I have a health issue I just want to be able to ask my medicine cabinet to produce the antidote to my ailment in 30 seconds or less.&nbsp; What if I had Watson?&nbsp; I could say <i>"Here are my symptoms, here are the supplies that exist in my medicine cabinet from conditions I have previously experienced, here are things I'm allergic to, here are the medications I'm already on, here is the closest drug store..........analyze all of that &amp; get back to me with best solution in the shortest amount of time."&nbsp;</i> Now replace pharmaceuticals in my medicine cabinet with assets in the hospital, add a few complex layers to the question........and with Watson added to the Maximo + RTAL for Healthcare solution.........well now we're talking about some real possibilities! <br><p>&nbsp;</p><br>So tell me, <font color="#8b008b"><b>what is the most daunting task you have in healthcare involving assets?</b></font>&nbsp; How many layers are in your most advanced algorithm?&nbsp; How many more layers of complexity could you add if you had the intelligence of Watson to add to your current asset management solution?&nbsp; Help shape the future by telling us what you think by commenting on this blog!<br><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div>
&nbsp;I'm guessing that by now, unless you have been buried under a rock, you have heard about IBM Watson appearing on the game show Jeopardy!&nbsp;&nbsp; If not, you need to check out the press release here .&nbsp; And to really set the mood you really need...314001urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-7937dac3-c86c-4b55-b116-9afb32a4d7a3IBM Asset and Facilities Management Blog2013-11-04T04:03:11-05:00